a human rights-based approach to water governance
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A HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO WATER
GOVERNANCE
METHODOLOGY DEVELOPED BY WATERLEX
Hélène BOUSSARD- Research Coordinator
UNECE Expert Meeting– 29th September 2012
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WATERLEX MISSION
« Sustainable solutions based on human rights to improve
water governance »worldwide
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Equity
«WATER GOVERNANCE»
«HUMAN RIGHTS- BASED APPROACH»
A human rights-based approach is a conceptual
framework for the process of human development
that is normatively based on international human
rights standards and operationally directed to
promoting and protecting human rights.
It seeks to analyse inequalities which lie
at the heart of development problems and
redress discriminatory practices
and unjust distributions of power that
impede development
progress.
EQUITY
Participation
Information
Accountability
Sustainability
Coordination
4As
SCOPE AND FOCUS
Institutions Norms Processes DECISION
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Actors • Public Authorities
• Local Populations
• CSOs
• Companies
• Intergovernmental organization
• Development Banks
• Financing Institutions
Sectors • Water Supply and
Sanitation
• Water Resources
• International Water Courses
• Emergency
• DRR/Climate change
• Investments
Governance System • Situation Analysis
• Law & policy
• Codes & Standards
• Financing mechanisms
• Human Resources
• Monitoring
HUMAN RIGHTS
• INFORMATION
• PARTICIPATION
• ACCOUNTABILITY
• NON DISCRIMINATION
• SUSTAINABILITY
• + COORDINATION
WATERLEX LENS
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK
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STEP 0. INTERNATIONAL LAW
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Background
HRTWS in International Law
• HR Treaties
• Humanitarian Conventions
• 2002- GC 15
• 2008- UN IE
• 2010 – UN Recognition of HRWS
Implementation Gap at National Level
No common framework at the international level
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INTERNATIONAL
LEGAL
OBLIGATIONS
?
MDGs
WASH Indicators
Participation
Accountability
Sustainability
Access to Information
Availability
Accessibility
Affordability
Quality
Acceptability
Non Discrimination
Coordination
=> NEED FOR A COMMON FRAMEWORK
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State
Private sector
NGOs National
Legislation Codes and
Standards
Project Cycle
Management
=> NEED FOR TOOLS FOR ALL
STAKEHOLDERS
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STEP 1. NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Parl. • NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Pub.Aut. • POLICY AND NORMS
Private Act. • CODES AND STANDARDS
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WaterLex Online Legal Database
Objectives:
1. Situation analysis of national legislation in compliance with international human rights law
2. Specification of human rights criteria
3. Harmonization of Laws, Policies & Standards
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Example Result
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HUMAN RIGHTS
CRITERIA
SPECIFIC CRITERIA
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
“Specific measures to redress de facto discrimination and address the needs of vulnerable/marginalized peoples”
(GC 15/UNSR HRSWS 2011) ….
METHODOLOGY
STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3
Non Discrimination
Accountability
Sustainability
Access to Information
Availability
Accessibility
Affordability
Quality
Acceptability
Non Discrimination
Coordination
LEGAL AUTHORITY
EVIDENCE-BASED
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STEP 2. Development Partners
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Toolkit for Development Practitionners
Objectives: 1. Raising awareness about development partners’ human
rights obligations 2. Integrating human rights in the project cycle
management 3. Harmonization of current tools in WASH
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Methodology
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Example - Check List
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HUMAN RIGHTS
CRITERIA CHECK LIST TOOLS
STEP 1. STEP 2. STEP 3.
NON DISCRIMINATION
Accountability
Sustainability
Access to Information
Availability
Accessibility
Affordability
Quality
Acceptability
Participation
Coordination
•Is data gathered by the National Statistics Institute/ Agency disaggregated according to grounds of discrimination as established in international human rights law, i.e. race, colour, sex, ethnicity, age, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or societal origin, property, birth, disability or other status?
INFORMATION/
DATA
MANAGEMENT
TOOLS
LEGAL AUTHORITY
EVIDENCE-BASED
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EQUITY TARGETS INDICATORS
EQUITY SCORECARD
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EQUITY TARGET INDICATORS
HUMAN RIGHTS
CRITERIA
SPECIFIC CRITERIA
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
HUMAN RIGHTS
CRITERIA CHECK LIST TOOLS
LEGAL DATABASE
EQUITY SCORECARD
TOOLKIT NGOs/ODAs
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SYNERGY
- STRENGTHENING THE
GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
(Situation analysis, Target-setting,
financing, planning) monitoring)
- ADDRESSEES/ PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES
- HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES
- BUILDS ON CURRENT
INDICATORS/ HARMONIZATION
Place recognized to law
Terminology in compliance
with international law
Definitions (Targets/Indicators)
Means of verifications =>
Toolkit Information data
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